Autographic register



A. P. F. PICO. AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER. LICAT A l?. 1,329567@ lPatented Feb. 3,1920.

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A. P. F. PICO.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED ocT.4.191s.

Patented F eb. 3,1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 ALBERT P. F. PICO, OIE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

Application led October 4, 1916. Serial No. 123,714.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that l, ALBERT P. F. Pico, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Autographic Registers; and l do declare the following to be a full', clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to autographie registers, and more particularly to a structure of that character, wherein a plurality of record slips are made at the time of making a sale or permanent record, and wherein the record slips are printed on rolls that are stored within the machine and are so arranged that the'roll strips may be drawn through the machine, and beneath a cutter, whereby the individual slipsmay be severed from the roll strips after a record is made.

lt is the principal object of the present invention to provide a structure of this character wherein the record strips are adapted to coperate with means on the register to give each slip torn from the record strips a measured throw, so that all the slips will be o-f uniform length and may be filed in book-form, to preserve a record of transactions made.

ln accomplishing this object l have provided improved details of strucf'taure, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure ll is a perspective View of an autographic register containing my improvements.

Fig. lll is a longitudinal, vertical section of the same on the line II-l'l, Fig. lll.

Fig. HI is a transverse vertical section of the register on the line III-Ill in F ig. II.

F ig. IV is an enlarged sectional view of the forward, strip stops.

Fig. V is a detail perspective view of a strip latch.

Referring more in detail to the drawmers:-

designates the base of the device and 2 skeleton side members of any desired construction which are iXed to the base 1 and connected at their ends by cross rods 8; the

preferred construction of the side members comprising vertical bars l, which are bowed outwardly intermediate the top and bottom rails 5 6 to enhance the appearance of the structure and provide sockets 7 for receiving the ends of the strip mountings; the bars 4 that support the mounting members being provided with apertures l) through which mounting shafts may project, and with spaced arms for supporting said shaft. Each of the arms 10 comprises a bearing member 12 and revolubly mounted in each of said bearings are stub shafts 13, the inner ends of which carry disks 11i provided with centrally placed concave buttons 15, which f are adapted to project within the cores 1li on which strips 17-17-17 are rolled.

Hingedly mounted and supported on the side frames 2 and preferably on an end cross rod 3, that extends between the side H frames, is a writing table 18 over which the record strips 17-17-17 are adapted to lie and on which they are supported when a record is made, and mounted at the side of the writing table is a trough 19 for containing' carbon paper strips 20u20.

Hingedly mounted at the outer edge of the trough 19 is a cover plate 21, having a solid portion for overlying and inclosing the carbon strip trough, and having a cut out e.

opening 22 through which the operator is afforded access to the record strips on the table; the cover plate being slightly spaced from the table to provide a slot 23 through which the record strips may be drawn.

Revolubly mounted in bearings 24 in thi,` table sides are rollers 25, which are slightl)Y spaced from each other to permit the record strips to be strung therebetween, so that when the strips are pulled forwardly to present new record sections onto the table the strips may turn on the rollers to facilitate their forward travel.

Pivotally carried at the forward end of the writing table on a cross rod 26, that extends between the side members of the table, are arms 27, the free ends of which extend upwardly at the end of the table, and are connected by a cross bar 28, having a cutting edge 29, adapted to lie adjacent the writing table; a spring 30 being wound about the rod 26, with one end secured to the rod, and the opposite end to a side frame to yieldingly tension the bar toward the writing table, and a stop 18 being projected gli from the side of the writing table for engagement by an ear 27 on an arm 27 of the bar 28 to limit lifting move-ment of the bar.

ln order to adapt the record strips for use with the register, each strip is provided near its edges at regularly spaced 'intervals with oppositely placed perforations 32-32, the .perforations of each strip being adapted to register with the perforations of the overlying or underlying strips as they are drawn across the writing table, and mounted on the cross bar 28 in spaced relation corresponding to the spacing of the perforations transversely of the record strips are stop latches 33, each of which comprises a plunger 34e, that is slidably carried in a bearing 35, and has a rounded end latch 86 that is yieldingly urged against the strips by a spring 87 that surrounds the plunger and bears against a collar 38 thereon and against the closed upper end of the bearing, the plunger being adjustably limited in its outward movement by a nut 39 that threads onto Vthe plunger shank and is adapted to engage the outer end of the bearing.

lt is apparent that with this construction as the record strips are drawn across the writing table beneath the cutting bar, the registering' perforations in the strlps will be brought beneath the plunger stops, which will be projected therein under pressure of the springs 37 and retain the strips against any .further outward movement until the latches have been withdrawn therefrom.

ln order to prevent any backward travel of the strips, which would interfere with the proper recording of a sale or transaction, ll provide retaining latches comprising spring arms L.LO-40V, which are riveted or otherwise securedon the under face of the writing table and have-upstanding latch pins 41--41 thereon, which project throughn apertures 42--42 in the table and are adapted for projecting upwardly through the strip apertures when the strips are brought into registration therewith. y

As the distance between a forward stop 33 and a latch pin 4l is equalto the longitudinal distance between the strip perforations 32, it will be seen that the two sets of stops will be projected within the strip apertures simultane usly and will hold the strips taut, so that a record may conveniently be made there n.

In order to facilitate thel drawing of the record strips over the latch pins 1l-41 l provide the pin ends with forwardly beveled faces 43, so t-hat by drawing forwardly on the strips, the pins will be depressed below the table surface and the strips will pass thereover, but as a following set of perforations is brought in registration with the platev apertures, the latches vwill again be projected therein.

Lezama ln order to unseat the forward stop from the strips, ll provide a thumb lever-l5, preferably formed integrally with one of the arms 27, and extends oppositely therefrom, which is so arranged that by pressing downwardly thereon the cross bar 28, due to its pivotal mounting is raised, and lifts the stops 3T from the strip apertures 32, allowing the strips to be grasped, so that they may again be drawn forwardly over the table.

While the machine is not limited to use for any particular number of strips, the usual construction comprises three record strips as shown, for making an original and two carbon copies of a sale or other record.

ln using the device presuming the parts to l be so constructed, and the record strips perforated as described, the record rolls are first assembled in the machine by lifting the writing table from the main frame, and with the frame open the rollsV are placed in their mountings. rl`he free ends lof the strips are then run over the rollers 25 and laid over the writing table with the .stop latches seated in the stop perforations; the carbon sheets 20 20 being interposedl `between the record strips, and the record strips being registered as to the printed matter and perforations therein, so that a record made will show in relative positions on 'all of the strips.

When the strips are assembled, the cutter bar is raised by pressing downwardly on the handle 15, and the ends of the strips project/ed thereunder. The cover plate is then clamped over the table, so that only one section of the top strip is visible through the cover plate, the side` rails of the cover plate protecting the edges of the strips, and enhancing the appearanceof the machine.

With the parts so arranged, a sale, or the like is recorded on the top strip and 'through the carbon strips to the under record strips, and after a record has been made the .operator raises the cutter bar, grasps the freed ends of the strips and draws the'latter forwardly over the writing taible u util the stops again seat i the strip perforations and limit the for ard movementof the strips. a

The strip ends are then torn 0E by drawing the same along the cutter bar.

It is apparent that with this construction, the record slips of each transaction 'are of the same length and may be conveniently filed in various Ways for preservation.

Having thus described my invention what l claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is v l. Inv an autographic register, Ythe combination with `a frame comprising a writing talole, having paired apertures atthe front and rear, plungers yieldingly urged to project through the rear apertures and having rearwardly-facing, ting member pivotallymounted on the beveled, free ends, a, cutframe adjacent the front end ofthe table and extending transversely thereacross, yielding means for urging the cutting memer toward rthe table, and plungers yieldingly urged to project from the cutting member into apertures in :a strip carried by the table for the purpose set forth.

2. In an autographic regis comprising a Writingl table having paired apertures therein adjacent its front and rear, yielding means beneath the table for supporting plungers adjacent the rear pair of apertures, plungers on said means adapted ter, a frame vfor projection through the apertures in the table, and having rearwardly-facing,v Abeveled, upper ends, a cutting` member pivotally mounted on the frame adjacent the front pair of apertures and overlying the table, yielding means for urging the cutting member toward the table, and spring pressed plungers on said cutting member yieldingly urged to project through the table apertures from above. In testimony whereof I aix my signature. ALBERTA P. F. PICO. 

